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Back at Canterlot, Princess Celestia and Luna were looking over plans with General Silver Star when a bloody and beaten platoon of soldiers came in.
"YOUR HIGHNESS!" The CO cried.
"Lieutenant! What happened to you?" She asked horrified.
"It was the bucking COLTS! They turned on us and killed nearly a thousand innocent civilians at Trottingham!" The Lieutenant explained. This news struck Luna hard.
"There must be a mistake!" Luna cried. "There has to be!"
"Your majesty, I swear to you I tell the truth, all my men were there and we have pictures." The Lieutenant said as he pulled out pictures that had been taken. On them were the COLTS burning the city and killing everypony they saw. Luna's heart broke when she was Big Mac and his squad in one of the pictures laughing over the pile of dead foals.
"They must have gone rampant!" Celestia said sadly.
"Actually, look at their eyes. Striper said if they were rampant their eyes would be much smaller and red. Their eyes in this picture are completely normal! They were acting completely out of free will." Silver Star said.
"NO!" Luna cried. "I DON'T BELIEVE YOU!"
"Your majesty the COLTS were against us from the start. Striper and his band must have sided with griffons." Silver Star said.
"What proof do you have?" Luna demanded.
"The proof is right here!" Silver Star said pulling out a picture of Big Mac finishing off a family of terrified foals. Luna saw this and was angered and saddened. How could Big Mac do this? Luna finally decided the Big Mac she fell in love with as gone. She no longer held any feelings for him.
"Princess shall I execute the kill order?" Silver Star asked.
"Yes." Luna and Celestia said with anger. The COLTS would all pay for what they did.
(Play music from Star Wars, Order 66 to make this next scene more epic)
A group of twenty COLTS lead by the new Captain Sidesweep landed at the Western Front where they saw the ponies firing at their direction. They figured the ponies were firing at griffons.
"Come on lets go!" Sidesweep said as they charged. Numerous arrows and spells hit the COLTS. They finally realized the ponies were firing at THEM. The sheer volume of fire brought down most of the COLTS leaving only Sidesweep, he only tried to dodge and block incoming projectiles and he did not kill anypony but he was eventually overwhelmed. He lay on the ground bleeding profusely as an enraged Marine came up and stabbed him through his eye socket killing him. Near the city of Baltimare, another COLTS squad who was helping defend the city found themselves under heavy fire. They were shocked when they saw it was ponies not griffons firing on them. The COLTS of that squad all fell down dead in a matter of minutes. Their dead bodies were than stomped on and spat on by angry ponies. Another COLTS squad who was leading an artillery platoon was decimated by the cannon fire, the COLTS bodies lay in pieces on the ground. In the air, a COLT squad being pulled in a chariot was attacked by Air Defense Pegasi who disabled the COLTS built-in gliders and the COLTS in it fell thousands of feet to their death.
"NON LETHAL TAKEDOWNS!" Recoil shouted as COLTS Alpha came under attack by hundreds of soldiers at Hoofington. They didn't know why they were being attacked but they were taking heavy fire. Recoil looked in horror as thousands of spells, arrows, and spears, struck his comrades and they fell to the ground dead. Eventually he too was overwhelmed and was thrown into the street.
"MURDERER!" The crowd screamed.
"TRAITOR!"
"YOU ARE SICK AND TWISTED!"
"EVIL BUCKER."
"YOU DESERVE TO BURN!". Recoil refused to fight back against the ponies who were attacking him as they all brutally stomped on him and stabbed him. His armor absorbed most of the blows until the ponies used a rare diamond to cut the armor slightly. Recoil was than stabbed through the stomach with a spear. He began to lose consciousness as he saw flames rising up around him. He started to burn and bleed to death as the crowd cheered.
"SERVES YOU RIGHT KILLER!". Recoil's last thought was simple.
"Why?". His thoughts went dark as he slowly died. All across Equestria the COLTS were being killed. Even COLTS could not survive the volume of blows they endured. Each of the COLTS refused to fight back as they were brutally killed. At COLTS-01, Striper was receiving many messages he did not want to hear.
"COLTS Alpha, decimated."
"COLTS Delta, decimated."
"COLTS Epsilon, decimated."
"COLTS Gamma, decimated."
"COLTS Beta, decimated.
"COLTS Omega, active.". Striper was relieved that his son had not been killed yet but he did not know what was going on here. The COLTS had done nothing wrong! They had saved Equestria more than once from defeat and this is how they were repaid?. He felt a tear go down his cheek, he looked at all the COLTS as his own children. He couldn't listen to the messages any more as he left the room.
"COLTS Sigma, decimated."
Personal Journal of Shining Armor
The COLTS have turned on us, General Silver Star has put me in charge of the attack on the COLTS base with him in the Everfree Forest. I am filled with anger for they have done, they murdered little foals for no reason and they laughed about it! But something in my heart tells me this is wrong. I know that if it weren't for the COLTS I would have died. I don't know what is right, but I saw them in pictures killing the civilians! It must have been them but I just don't know what to think."
Shining Armor put on his battle armor gathered his weapons. He looked in the mirror and was puzzled.
"Sweetheart?" Cadence said as she came over.
"Cadence, something in my heart tells me this is wrong but there were hundreds of witnesses!" Shining Armor said.
"Wether killing them is right or not I cannot say, but this is your decision love." Cadence said hugging him. He looked into her eyes and saw Terra and Milos playing with each other in their crib. He decided he could not have dangerous ponies like the COLTS in the world. He decided to carry out his orders. He kissed his family good-bye and headed to a company of three thousand of the best hand-picked soldiers from all over Equestria. He marched next to General Silver Star and headed towards the Everfree Forest.
Ponyville.
The citizens of Ponyville couldn't believe what had happened with the COLTS. Twilight and Skullcrusher were the only ones who knew about the COLTS identities. Twilight felt hatred towards Deadeye for his supposed crimes while Skullcrusher felt more sympathetic.
"That evil sick creep! I can't believe I thought I liked him! He did rescue my brother but that doesn't excuse this!" Twilight thought. Outside of Ponyville, COLTS Omega ran closer.
"Let's stop in Ponyville to make sure the elements are alright." Deadeye ordered. The COLTS moved into the city, the immediately were surrounded by Marines and the crowd jeered them.
"MURDERERS!"
"KILL THEM!". The COLTS were confused. They were pushed towards the center of town as the crowd threw rocks, garbage, and whatever else they could find at them.
"Captain! Why are they doing this?" Blitz asked.
"I don't know!" Deadeye responded. They could have easily killed the guards and escaped but they didn't want to instigate any pony further. They were chained to a wall with the same material their armor was made out of making it near impossible to break out. They were lined up against a wall. A Marine went and pulled off each of their masks and saying their names, revealing their identities to the world.
"Private Silent Shadow, Private Big Macintosh, Corporal Autumn Leaf, Lance Corporal Solar Blitz, and Captain Deadeye!" The Marine said. The mane six's eyes burned with hatred as they eyed each pony in the face, they were also shocked.
"BIG MAC HOW COULD YOU?" Applejack shouted.
"Ah didn't do anything!" Big Mac responded. "Trust me sister!"
"Ah'm not yer sister anymore you sick freak an neither is Applebloom!" Applejack spat. Big Mac's heart broke in half when he heard this.
"AUTUMN! YOU ARE EVIL!" Rarity spat with hatred.
"But Rarity I thought you loved me!" Autumn shouted back.
"Not anymore! I HATE YOU!" She yelled.
"Me too!" Sweetie Belle said in tears. Autumn couldn't believe this! He was being punished for a crime he didn't commit. Rarity and Sweetie Belle's words stung him deep. Pinkie Pie went face to face with Solar Blitz, she didn't hit him or yell, she just cried and whispered into his ear.
"I hope I never see you again." She said as she walked away still crying. Blitz found himself holding back tears. Fluttershy went up to Silent Shadow and just looked at him with tearful eyes. Seeing her cry was painful enough but when she attempted to yell was what broke his heart the most.
"I don't like you!" She semi-whispered as she ran away. Rainbow Dash flew down and bucked Shadow in the face.
"Nopony makes Fluttershy cry!" She said again as she kicked him again. Deadeye was receiving a beating from Twilight.
"How could you even hurt foals? WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?" Twilight yelled.
"We didn't do it! Sompony framed us!" Deadeye yelled.
"SHUT UP!" Twilight yelled as she fired a blast of magic at Deadeye. "I thought we were close Deadeye! I thought we were more than friends!"
"I-" Deadeye said as he looked down and closed his eyes. The ranting of the crowd going on, the only two ponies who weren't jeering the COLTS were Soarin and Skullcrusher.
"This isn't right!" Soarin shouted as he flew in the air. "They saved us numerous times!"
"Are you on their side?" A pony yelled.
"This is wrong and you all know it!" Soarin yelled.
"Commander get down now!" A colonel shouted Soarin flew back down and stayed quiet. Thunder rolled across the sky as Princess Celestia and Luna arrived, both enraged.
"HOW DARE YOU! HOW DARE YOU HURT THE INNOCENT!" Celestia screamed using the RCV.
"Princess! I swear to you we have all been tricked!" Deadeye said.
"Don't try to justify yourself captain, the evidence is undeniable that you murdered all those citizens!" Celestia said. Luna looked at Big Mac with anger filled and sorrowful eyes.
"Luna, please you have to believe me!" Big Mac said. Luna closed her eyes and took off the scarf Big Mac gave her the night they went ice-skating and threw it to the ground.
"No, it's over you monster." Luna said harshly as she walked back. Big Mac couldn't take it anymore! Most of his friends had been killed, his family disowned him, and the love of his life just ended their relationship.
"COLTS! For your crimes you are to be executed immediately! A general said. The crowd started cheering. An executioner was given a large crossbow with an arrow strong enough to kill a dragon. The COLTS simply closed their eyes as the executioner walked up.
"NOW!" Skullcrusher said as he and Soarin went up and knocked over the executioner and freed the COLTS.
"SOARIN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Rainbow asked. Soarin looked at her sorrowfully.
"I'm sorry Dash." He said as he set the COLTS free. "RUN!". He said to them. In the midst of the chaos, Skullcrusher had been hit by an arrow in the side and fell down bleeding.
"NOO!" The whole Apple family said as the saw Skullcrusher go down.
"SKULLCRUSHER!" Soarin yelled as he was tackled by ten pegasi and slammed to the ground. He was ruthlessly beaten by the other soldiers much to Rainbow's horror. Skullcrusher fell back as blood came out his mouth. Big Mac ran over to him and tried to tend to him real quick.
"M-macintosh, I am proud, t-t-to have called you m-my b-b-brother M-Marine." Skullcrusher said as he clanked hooves with Big Mac.
"Skullcrusher?" Big Mac said as Skullcrusher's eyes closed.
"BIG MAC COME ON!" Autumn said as he grabbed Big Mac.
"NOOOOO!" Big Mac screamed as the COLTS ran away under fire from pony soldiers. Applejack went up to Skullcrusher.
"Applejack, your brother is innocent, I know he is." Skullcrusher said weakly.
"But-" Applejack cried. Skullcrusher was grabbed by two unicorns and thrown into a cage with Soarin.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOIN? HE'S INJURED!" Applejack cried.
"These two aided in the escape of wanted war criminals! They are to be thrown in jail for six months and than executed!" A general said.
"WHAT?" Rainbow angrily asked as she tried to go after Soarin but was restrained with Applejack by four Marines. The rest of the mane six and the princesses simply lowered their heads and began crying.
"DAMN! DAMN! DAMN!" Autumn said as the ponies escaped Ponyville. He was stung by Rarity and Sweetie Belle's words.
"How could this happen? Yesterday we were the most looked up to and now we are up there with Von Griffon as Equestria's most wanted! And Pinkie sai-" Blitz said hypervenilating.
"Men calm down!" Deadeye said. Twilight's words still ate away at him. "Keep yourselves together! I'm sure Colonel Striper will figure this out."
"The captain is right! I'm sure this is all a big misunderstanding!" Autumn said. He noticed Silent Shadow had not said a word. Shadow was extremely sensitive and what Fluttershy said must have really hurt him. He knew Big Mac must be hurting the most.
"Hey Mac you okay?" Autumn asked.
"Ma own two sisters disowned me and Luna said we were done." Big Mac said. "Why is this happenin?"
"I don't know bud but don't let it get to you." Autumn said.
"Oh no!" Blitz said.
"What is it?" Deadeye asked as he came out onto a hill and saw fire and smoke rising from COLTS-01.
"Oh dear Celestia!" Deadeye said as the COLTS sprinted to the base.
Oh shit muddafuckah! I told you i had devious plans for this story. R&R
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